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Admissions & Financial Aid
- - Student Services
    Dr. DeLana McLean
    Dean of Student Services
    Lindsey OneBear
    Financial Aid Director
    Tiffany Ross
    Receptionist
    Dr. Samantha Gourd
    Registrar
    DeShawn Lawrence
    Admissions Director
    Darica Deckert
  - Admissions
    Quick Links
    How to Apply
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  - Financial Aid
    Cost of Attendance
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  - Registrar
    Registrar’s Office
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    Dr. Samantha Gourd
Academics
- - Degree Overview
    LEARN MORE ABOUT PROGRAMS AND DEGREES
    Students are offered a variety of undergraduate academic degrees and certificates at Cankdeska Cikana.
    Associates of Arts
    Associates of Science
    Certificates
    CTE Certificates
    
    Degree Overview
  - Programs of Study
    Associate Degrees
    Business Administration
    Early Childhood Education
    Fine Arts
    Indigenous Studies
    Liberal Arts
    Natural Resource Management
    Pre-Engineering
    Social Work
    
    Certificate Programs
    Career and Technical Education (CTE) is a broad term for education that combines academic and technical skills with the knowledge and training needed to succeed in today’s labor market. CTE prepares students for the world of work by introducing them to workplace competencies in a real-world, applied context.
    Administrative Assistant
    Carpentry
    Dakota Language
    Professional Driver Training – CDL
  - Apprenticeships
  - Faculty & Staff Resources
    Quick Links
    Login Portal
    Academic Calendar
    College Catalog
    Faculty Handbook
    Assessment Template
    Program Review Guide
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Students
- - Student Resources
    College Catalog
    Valerie Merrick Memorial Library
    2023-2024 Student Handbook
    Bookstore
    Student Login Portal
    More Links & Resources
  - Career Services
    Career Services at CCCC
    Career coaching, Gallup Strengths coaching, and life coaching is available to every student and staff member at CCCC. With the help of coaching, you are able to gain more self-awareness, which leads to an easier decision for not only your career but also your life.
    
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  - Tutoring Services
    Tutoring Services at CCCC
    Monday-Thursday: 1:30 pm – 3:30 pm
    Tuesday: 5:00 pm – 7:00 pm
    Other times by appointment
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  - Student Senate
    Student Government
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Community
About Us
- - History
    Our Namesake
    Cankdeska Cikana Community College was named in honor of Paul Yankton Sr. whose Dakota name was Cankdeska Cikana. Paul Yankton Sr. was a recipient of two Purple Hearts and died on November 29, 1944, while serving as a rifleman with the United States Army’s 11thInfantry at Lorraine, France.
    Cankdeska Cikana translates into English as Little Hoop and is pronounced “Chauñ-GDEH-sh’kah CHEE-kah-nah”.
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  - Governance
    Board of Regents
    President
    Committees
    Organization Chart
    Dr. Cynthia Lindquist, President
  - Mission & Key Values
    Mission
    CCCC provides opportunities that lead to student independence and self-sufficiency through academic achievement and continuation of the Spirit Lake Dakota language and culture.
    Vision Statement
    CCCC builds a strong and viable Dakota community that enjoys physical, mental, emotional and spiritual health.
    
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  - Land Grant
    Land Grant
    CCCC is a federally supported comprehensive land-grant institution with principal responsibility in North Dakota. CCCC provides a growing capability for delivering education, cultural activities and information to the North Dakota citizenship with an emphasis on the Spirit Lake Reservation community.
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  - Institutional Data/Reports
    Right to Know
    Accreditation
    CCCC Statistics and Outcomes
    Assessment/Program Review

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